By Air: The nearest airport to KANNUR is at Mangalore in the state of Karnataka, or at Kozhikode at Calicut (93) km. Both of these airports are very well connected to most of the important cities of India and also Middle East, Singapore, Maldives and Sri Lanka.

By Road: Kannur is well connected to other cities like Kochi, Kozhikode, Madras, Bangalore, Manglore, Coimbatore and Madurai by roads. NH17 connecting Kochi and Mumbai passes through Kannur. By Rail: Kannur is an important railhead of the South Indian Railways.

Bus: The Local bus service is frequent as well as cheap.

Autorickshaw: The drivers of Autorickshaw here have a reputation of being honest and trustworthy. Hence Autorickshaws are the safest and also another cheap mode of travel in the city.

Taxi: The local taxis also ply between the desired destinations at cheap rates.

Cars: There are a number of car rental companies that rent out cars at cheap rates.